@HellenicStudies

A home for academic and creative engagement with the ancient Greek world.

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Join us the evening of November 2 for a conversation on the smash-hit games Hades and Hades II, featuring two leading scholars on the reception of the ancient world in video games. chs.harvard.edu/event/playin…

Playing with Gods - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Monday, November 2. Join us for a conversation on the smash-hit games Hades and Hades II, featuring two leading scholars on the reception of the ancient world in video games.

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A little over 2 weeks left until applications close! Apply today
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Now accepting fellowship applications! Apply by November 2, 2026. chs.harvard.edu/apply-now-20…

Apply Now: 2027-28 Fellowships in Hellenic Studies - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Apply now! The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) offers four postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for the 2027-28 academic year. These programs encourage and support research of the highest quality...

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Anne Carson, CHS Fellow 1983-84, was just awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature! nobelprize.org/uploads/2026/…
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Today marks the start of the fifth seminar in Greek Rhetoric, Law, and Society! chs.harvard.edu/fall-2026-rh…

Fall 2026 Rhetoric Series - The Center for Hellenic Studies

We are delighted to announce the fifth seminar in Greek Rhetoric, Law, and Society, organized by Ifigeneia Giannadaki (UF), which will take place in Fall 2026.

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This discussion between current CHS Director, Naomi Weiss, and Homeric scholar and former CHS Director, Gregory Nagy, examines Nolan’s adaption of The Odyssey and the epic’s continuing endurance and relevancy. chs.harvard.edu/a-conversati…

A Conversation on Nolan's Odyssey - The Center for Hellenic Studies

This discussion between current CHS Director, Naomi Weiss, and Homeric scholar and former CHS Director, Gregory Nagy, examines Nolan's adaption of The Odyssey and the epic's continuing endurance and...

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Scholars-in-Training 2026 Recap - The Center for Hellenic Studies

This summer, the Center for Hellenic Studies became the new home for Harvard University’s Scholars-In-Training Program (SIT). Seven high school students from the DMV area were selected to participate...

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Interested in the Odyssey? Check out these books. - The Center for Hellenic Studies

At this Odyssey moment, fans and critics of Christopher Nolan’s film may want to deepen their understanding of the characters, plot lines, and values of the eighth-century BCE epic that inspired it....

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Now accepting fellowship applications! Apply by November 2, 2026. chs.harvard.edu/apply-now-20…

Apply Now: 2027-28 Fellowships in Hellenic Studies - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Apply now! The Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS) offers four postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for the 2027-28 academic year. These programs encourage and support research of the highest quality...

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Reimagining Ancient Myth - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Please join us at the Atlas Performing Arts Center on Sunday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m. for a performance of Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice presented by Songs of the Goat, featuring a conversation moderated by...

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Last week, we were delighted to host workshops on making ancient perfume, led by Dr. Sean Coughlin (Junior Star Research Fellow at the Czech Academy of Sciences and lead of the project Alchemies of Scent) and Barcelona- and Berlin-based olfactory artist Klara Ravat.
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Participants followed a seventh-century for Metopion, an Egyptian-styled perfume from the Greco-Roman period, produced in the ancient city of Mendes at the time of Cleopatra VII.
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Would you like to hold a similar workshop? As a result of this event, the CHS has a toolkit containing much of the equipment required. Available for lending to local educators at the secondary & university-level. If interested, please reach out to [email protected]!
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Adapting the Odyssey

This event took place on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.In this discussio...

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Ancient Philosophy Graduate Student Reading Week - The Center for Hellenic Studies

From June 22 through 26 the CHS hosted graduate students from institutions across North America to partake in an intensive reading and discussion of Alexander's De Anima.

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Last week marked the start of the Scholars-in-Training summer program at the CHS! Seven students local to the DMV were selected from a large pool of competitive applications. chs.harvard.edu/scholars-in-…

Scholars-in-Training 2026 - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Last week marked the start of the Scholars-in-Training summer program at the CHS! Seven students local to the DMV were selected from a large pool of competitive applications.

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We're excited to welcome our new Director in just a week! current.fas.harvard.edu/stor…
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Join us the evening of July 14 for a conversation on adapting Homer’s Odyssey! chs.harvard.edu/event/adapti…

Adapting the Odyssey - The Center for Hellenic Studies

Please join us on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for a conversation on adapting Homer’s Odyssey with graphic novelist Gareth Hinds and scholar Suzanne Lye.

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Check out the video recording of episode 8 of the Ancient Greece Today podcast "Euripides' Trojan Women: Panel Discussion with Rosanna Bruno, Ella Haselswerdt, and Naomi Weiss"! youtu.be/pgNkkCFk5e4
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The CHS is pleased to announce the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies! chs.harvard.edu/meet-the-202…

Meet the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies - The Center for Hellenic Studies

The Center for Hellenic Studies is pleased to announce the 2026–27 Fellows in Hellenic Studies. The fellowship programs encourage research of the highest quality on topics related to ancient Greece.

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Tomorrow!
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Join us Tuesday, March 31 at 6:30 for the lecture Martha Graham’s Radical Retellings of Greek Myth chs.harvard.edu/event/martha…

Martha Graham's Radical Retellings of Greek Myth - The Center for Hellenic Studies

On Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6:30 p.m., Nina Papathanasopoulou (CYA Athens) examines American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham’s radical reception of the women of Greek tragedy.

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